Woman said weight gain led her to take clothes from store

Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 12:30 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 12:34 p.m.

OCALA - A woman who told police she took more than $400 worth of goods from a department store was arrested by an Ocala police officer on Monday and charged with retail grand theft, according to officials.

Deborah M. Gutierrez of Morriston was taken into custody at Belk, 3100 S.W. College Rd., by the store’s loss prevention officer who told an Ocala Police Department officer that he witnessed the 50-year-old woman taking numerous items from various departments and concealed them in a white plastic bag.

Among the items: were pants, shirts, perfumes, a wallet, an umbrella and make up. The total was valued $434.

The woman told the officer she took the goods because she needed new clothes due to a weight gain.

<p>OCALA - A woman who told police she took more than $400 worth of goods from a department store was arrested by an Ocala police officer on Monday and charged with retail grand theft, according to officials.</p><p> Deborah M. Gutierrez of Morriston was taken into custody at Belk, 3100 S.W. College Rd., by the store’s loss prevention officer who told an Ocala Police Department officer that he witnessed the 50-year-old woman taking numerous items from various departments and concealed them in a white plastic bag.</p><p> Among the items: were pants, shirts, perfumes, a wallet, an umbrella and make up. The total was valued $434.</p><p> The woman told the officer she took the goods because she needed new clothes due to a weight gain.</p><p> She was then arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail</p>